Telum Talks To... Michael Koziol, Deputy Editor, The Sun-Herald

Watch a conversation with The Sun-Herald on what PRs need to know about working with a metro newspaper during the COVID-19 crisis.

Michael Koziol is Deputy Editor of The Sun-Herald. Telum spoke with him about what it's like putting together a weekly metro news title in a news cycle that can change by the minute.

Key takeaways include:

The actual process of putting together the paper together hasn't changed all that much.

At the moment most stories are Coronavirus related, though the team will still looking to cover other important news for its readers.

Deadlines have stayed fairly consistent, though Saturday deadlines have moved slightly earlier to accommodate any work-from-home time pressures.

Key themes being thought about are the health impacts of the COVID-19 situation, the economic impacts, the political fall-out and the social impacts.

Organisations and communications professionals should be aware that the newsroom is trying to plan ahead, but with a fast-moving story like this it's important to know that things may change. And, "a good story is a good story", so while it might be hard to cut-through the Coronavirus story, people should still contact the newsroom with news if relevant.